The lotus flowers in the lotus pond of the Third Prince's Palace are truly extraordinary. Although it is only springtime, the lotus flowers in the pond are already standing tall and graceful. The emerald green lotus leaves sway gently out of the water, and dewdrops are still rolling on the surface of the leaves, making the pink lotus flowers even more delicate.
These lotus flowers seem to be from different seasons. Some lotus leaves are just peeking out of the water, while others have already sprouted flower buds that are emerging from the water. Some lotus flowers have withered and grown green lotus pods, with lotus seeds embedded in the pods, next to which blooming pink lotus flowers are also present.
A pair of red carp in the pond flicked their tails and landed on the ground, transforming into two tiny, three-inch-long monsters. They were dressed in bright red clothes, wore red embroidered shoes, and had their hair styled in children's buns. They had round heads and round faces, and looked very festive.
Xu Milu strongly suspects that everyone in the Third Princess's palace wears clothes of the same color.
"Greetings, fairy!"
Two identical carp spirits bowed to Xu Milu and pointed to the golden bucket and golden shovel beside them:
"I have received the Third Prince's instructions and have already prepared the tools for digging lotus roots. The Third Prince said that the fairy may take as many white jade lotus roots as she wishes from this pond. However, there is one thing to note: these fresh white jade lotus roots cannot be touched with ordinary utensils, as they will easily turn into water if touched. Once picked, they must be immediately placed in a golden bucket and sun-dried for several days to absorb the moonlight before they can be used!"
"Thank you both for reminding me, I understand."
Xu Milu didn't expect Nezha to be so generous. When she thought about it carefully, the two cloud sheep were just ordinary items. Exchanging them for this pool of immortal lotus roots was already a bargain for her. So she didn't plan to be greedy and prepared to dig up a few sections of lotus roots to take back. If all else failed, she would look for some old lotus seeds to grow herself.
With official scientists as a backup, and the bloodline of Shennong in China to bless us, if we can grow laurel trees, why worry about not being able to grow lotus roots?
Xu Milu enthusiastically rolled up her sleeves and trousers and went into the pond. The lake water did not avoid her like ordinary water. Stepping into it even gave her a strange, jelly-like feel. The dragon pearl on her wrist shone brightly. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was wearing a large pearl.
Originally, she thought that Nezha had an old grudge against the Dragon Clan, and she originally intended to put away the Dragon Pearl. However, the monkey hair given to her by Sun Wukong was really stubborn, as if it were growing on her wrist and she couldn't pull it off. Fortunately, Nezha did not show any signs of discomfort, so she did not bring it up again.
"Hiss—this water is so icy! Two immortal envoys, what kind of water is this?"
The chill instantly seeped into Xu Milu's bones, and she shivered violently. Only after the chill subsided did her body warm up a bit.
"Giggle..."
The carp spirit girl, who hadn't spoken until now, covered her mouth and smiled, then quickly said:
“You flatter us too much, Fairy. We are just carp spirits from the Third Prince’s palace. We don’t usually guard the mountain gate for the Third Prince. How can we be called fairy messengers? My name is ‘Zhaolang’ and his name is ‘Nongchao’. Fairy Xu is a distinguished guest of the Third Prince. There is no need to be so polite.”
The carp spirit, caught in the tide, blushed deeply and explained shyly:
“Fairy, the water in this lake is not from the mortal world. Originally, the Third Prince used the moonlight to draw water from the Milky Way to this place. This pool of white jade lotus roots needs to be irrigated with water every month so that they can absorb the essence of heaven and earth and have great use. Otherwise, if irrigated with mortal water, over the years, these lotus roots will become useless mortal lotus roots.”
Is there really such a saying?
Xu Milu looked down and, sure enough, saw the planting requirements after the system's notes:
【White Jade Immortal Lotus: A celestial plant, it blooms once every hundred years and bears fruit once every hundred years. Its branches, stems, and leaves can all be used in medicine, and its taste is exquisite.】
【White Jade Immortal Lotus Seeds: A divine product; long-term consumption will make one feel as light as a swallow, and taste sweet.】
【White Jade Immortal Lotus: A spiritual substance; consuming it can relieve thirst and has a sweet taste.】
【White Jade Immortal Lotus Root: A celestial treasure, it takes ten years to grow to one inch in length. It can be used in medicine. In the past, the Immortal Taiyi used the White Jade Immortal Lotus Root as a base to create lotus root figures to revive the Third Prince Nezha.】
The White Jade Immortal Lotus is not like the Small Toon Seed. The Small Toon Seed is only a spiritual item, and it can be irrigated with groundwater instead of Yellow Spring Water. The White Jade Immortal Lotus is different.
Not only does it require irrigation from the Milky Way for cultivation, but the harvest cycle is also long. By the time the second batch of fairy lotus roots is grown on the other side of Earth, the daylilies will be too late.
Xu Milu was a bit overwhelmed. It seemed that Nezha would be her only lotus root supplier in the short term.
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Xu Milu dug up ten white jade lotus roots and two ripe lotus pods. The two little fairies, Nongchao and Zhaolang, were quite diligent and helped her carry the golden bucket to the front of the Third Prince's Palace to dry. In addition, Xu Milu hadn't finished making the candy house she promised Nezha, so she could only continue to bother the Third Prince's Palace.
"If you want to stay, then stay. However, not many people usually come to my palace. The mountain god and the local earth god who guard the mountain know my temperament and never disturb me. All the arrangements in this palace are handled by Nongchao and Zhaolang. Just go and find them—"
Nezha had no objection to this.
He was playing with a cloud sheep at the time, while the other one looked rather strange—it had been stripped clean and looked like a large hairless cat.
Xu Milu actually saw a feeling of "grievance" in the sheep's black eyes.
"How fast are you eating candy? Even the wool can't keep up!"
Xu Milu couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement. A cloud sheep can produce at least five catties in twenty-four hours. Don't underestimate this number. In two days, that's ten catties. If you convert that into ten catties of white sugar, that's a terrifying amount.
He ate ten pounds of white sugar in two days. Luckily, Nezha was a god, otherwise he would have gotten sick from it.
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